set off
verb
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
put in motion or move to act
trigger a reaction
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Sense 2 verb
leave
The family took off for Florida
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Sense 3 verb
direct attention to, as if by means of contrast
This dress accentuates your nice figure!
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Sense 4 verb
cause to burst with a violent release of energy
We exploded the nuclear bomb
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Sense 5 verb
make up for
His skills offset his opponent's superior strength
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Sense 6 verb
set in motion or cause to begin
The guide set the tour off to a good start
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Sense 7 verb
provoke or stir up
incite a riot
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | causes | Related & opposite | hap |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | human action |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | actuation |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | trigger |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | actuator |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | tripper |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | activation |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | spark |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | initiate |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | dispense with |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | departure |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | leave-taking |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | takeoff |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | going |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | takeoff |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | departer |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | leave |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | lift off |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | roar off |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | blaze out |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | sally out |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | accent |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | pick up |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | foreground |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | raise |
| 4 | causes | Related & opposite | detonate |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | burst |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | detonation |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | detonator |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | explosion |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | detonative |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | change integrity |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | fulminate |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | dynamite |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | offset |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | balance |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | countervail |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | start |
| 7 | causes | Related & opposite | act |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | instigation |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | incitement |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | incitation |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | instigator |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | seditious |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | provoke |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | raise |